Language Policy and Multiple Transnational Identity: The Case of Russian Immigrants in Montréal

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Title
Language Policy and Multiple Transnational Identity: The Case of Russian Immigrants in Montréal
Abstract
The author discusses the transnational identity of immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Montreal. The changing language policies of Quebec with regard to French and English are shown to create a complex situation for immigrant groups, which have historically assimilated into the population. The earlier motivations for this outcome are considered, while the impact of language policies on the assimilation patterns in terms of both acquisition and use are discussed. The changing educational policies regarding the historically Anglophone Jewish schools are also examined with respect to impact on the Russian Jewish immigrant population. The overall language policy and planning goals of Quebec, the well-established Jewish population, and Russian Jewish immigrants, are then considered. The author concludes that these immigrants' identity is tied to the acquisition of five different languages.
Publication
Working Papers in Educational Linguistics
Volume
Vol. 22
Issue
no. 2
Pages
25-44
Date
2007
Language
en
URL
Citation
Friesner, Michael L. “Language Policy and Multiple Transnational Identity: The Case of Russian Immigrants in Montréal.” Working Papers in Educational Linguistics Vol. 22, no. 2 (2007): 25–44. http://www.gse.upenn.edu/sites/gse.upenn.edu.wpel/files/archives/v22/v22n2_Friesner.pdf.
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